Connecticut Taco Festival comes to Danbury Ice Arena

Published 12:00 am, Saturday, August 19, 2017

Tacos will be celebrated at the Connecticut Taco Festival at the Danbury Ice Arena on Saturday, Aug. 26.

Tacos will be celebrated at the Connecticut Taco Festival at the Danbury Ice Arena on Saturday, Aug. 26.

Photo: Mike Sutter / San Antonio Express-News

Connecticut Taco Festival comes to Danbury Ice Arena

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The Connecticut Taco Festival takes place at the Danbury Ice Arena on Saturday, Aug. 26. It’s about time. After all, there are festivals for everything from beer and chili to chowder, so why not celebrate tacos?

All kinds of tacos from restaurants and food trucks around Connecticut will be offered. There will also be gourmet tacos, plus gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options. A taco eating contest will be part of the fun, with the winner receiving $1,000. Meanwhile, drinks will include frozen margaritas, tequila, sangria and beer.

Lucha Libre Wrestling will feature Rey Mysterio, Jerry Lawler, Garza Jr. and The Laredo Kid. Photo opportunities with Rey Mysterio will be available for $20. In addition, Midget Wrestlers from Mexico City will be there.

Live music, including a mariachi band, is included, too. Yale University’s Ballet Folklórico Mexicano will perform, as will dancers from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Brookfield.

Vendors will sell everything from clothing and hot sauces to jewelry. And there will be children’s activities involving piñatas, as well as face painting.

Advance general admission tickets include free tacos, discounted drinks, two voting tickets for your favorite tacos, plus access to all the live action (wrestling, music and performances), along with a T-shirt and giveaways.

VIP tickets include all of the above, plus bar service, discounted drinks, taco-eating contest participation, optimal viewing of performances and wrestling, a meet and greet with Rey Mysterio, and a complimentary Uber.